NBME 30 Guías de estudio, Notas de estudios & Resúmenes

difference b/w Kwashiorkor & Marasmus - Answer- - kwashiorkor (edematous malnutrition): marasmus PLUS EDEMA - marasmus (WASTING SYNDROME): skin lesions, fatty liver, acute protein-energy malnutrition with decreased arm circumference, weight per length or BMI deformation - Answer- disruption in organ morphogenesis occurring AFTER embryonic period; extrinsic force limits normal organ development vascular changes in chronic HTN - Answer- - hyaline arteriolosclerosis: protein deposition in ...

56 y/o F comes to physician 3 wk hx increasing weakness of arms and legs. - Smoking - Weakness of hip girdle muscles, lesser weakness of shoulder girdle muscles. - Weakness improves with repetitive testing. - Hilar lung mass What's impaired: - Acetylocholinesterase - Binding of ACh on postsynaptic membrane - Direct depolarization of muscle by Ca - Postsynaptic membrane potential - Presynaptic release of ACh - Answer- Presynaptic release of ACh - Lambert Eaton myasthenic s...

56 y/o F comes to physician 3 wk hx increasing weakness of arms and legs. - Smoking - Weakness of hip girdle muscles, lesser weakness of shoulder girdle muscles. - Weakness improves with repetitive testing. - Hilar lung mass What's impaired: - Acetylocholinesterase - Binding of ACh on postsynaptic membrane - Direct depolarization of muscle by Ca - Postsynaptic membrane potential - Presynaptic release of ACh - AnswerPresynaptic release of ACh - Lambert Eaton myasthenic syn...